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# Access key creation status

Get-CloudAccessKeyCreateRequest

## Synopsis

Get the status of an access key.

## Syntax

```powershell
Get-CloudAccessKeyCreateRequest [-RequestID] <Int32> [[-EdgeRCFile] <String>] [[-Section] <String>] [[-AccountSwitchKey] <String>] [-ProgressAction <ActionPreference>] [<CommonParameters>]
```

## Description

Gets the current status and other details for a request to create a new access key.

## Parameters

<table>
  <tbody>
    <tr>
      <td class="ps-td"><code>&#8209;AccountSwitchKey</code></td>
      <td class="ps-tableinner">
        <div class="ps-metadata">
          <span class="ps-param-metadata">String</span>
          <span class="ps-param-metadata">Pipeline input: False</span>
        </div>
        <div>
          <p>An account credential key that lets you move between accounts when using an API client enabled for multiple accounts. To find account switch keys, use <a href="https://techdocs.akamai.com/powershell/docs/get-accountswitchkey">Get-AccountSwitchKey</a>.</p>
        </div>
      </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td class="ps-td"><code>&#8209;EdgeRCFile</code></td>
      <td class="ps-tableinner">
        <div class="ps-metadata">
          <span class="ps-param-metadata">String</span>
          <span class="ps-param-metadata">Pipeline input: False</span>
        </div>
        <div>
          <p>Your EdgeGrid resource file to authenticate your command. Defaults to <code>~/.edgerc</code>.</p>
        </div>
      </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td class="ps-td"><code>&#8209;RequestID</code><br/><span style="color: red; padding-left: 11px; font-size: 13px;"><em>Required</em></span></td>
      <td class="ps-tableinner">
        <div class="ps-metadata">
          <span class="ps-param-metadata">String</span>
          <span class="ps-param-metadata">Pipeline input: False</span>
        </div>
        <div>
          <p>Your status request's ID.</p>
        </div>
      </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td class="ps-td"><code>&#8209;Section</code></td>
      <td class="ps-tableinner">
        <div class="ps-metadata">
          <span class="ps-param-metadata">String</span>
          <span class="ps-param-metadata">Pipeline input: False</span>
        </div>
        <div>
          <p>The section name in your EdgeGrid resource file to retrieve authentication credentials from. Defaults to <code>default</code>.</p>
        </div>
      </td>
    </tr>
  </tbody>
</table>

## Related Links

* [User Guide: Cloud Access Manager](https://techdocs.akamai.com/powershell/docs/manage-cloud-origin-access)
* [API Reference](https://techdocs.akamai.com/cloud-access-mgr/reference/get-access-key-create-request)

# Sibling pages

* [Access key](https://techdocs.akamai.com/powershell/docs/get-cloudaccesskey.md)
* [Access key version](https://techdocs.akamai.com/powershell/docs/get-cloudaccesskeyversion.md)
* [Access key version creation status](https://techdocs.akamai.com/powershell/docs/get-cloudaccesskeyversioncreaterequest.md)
* [Access key version properties](https://techdocs.akamai.com/powershell/docs/get-cloudaccesskeyversionproperties.md)
* [Access key version status](https://techdocs.akamai.com/powershell/docs/get-cloudaccesskeyversionstatus.md)
* [Property lookup](https://techdocs.akamai.com/powershell/docs/get-cloudaccesslookup.md)